Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2019-08-14

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Aug 14
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
388 head
▼ 212 vs last sale 600▲ 388 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to last week sale not reported

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,73378.881,3679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47665.639698thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19459.927158thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11450.195598thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,259107.111,34895
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,203103.541,24626
HeifersSelectAverage1,01098.2099110
SteersChoiceAverage1,385107.171,485125
SteersSelectAverage1,143103.541,1835thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,258103.311,30032

Every lot

16 lots · USDA AMS · Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select99599.00/cwt99.00–99.009851
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,180104.67/cwt102.50–106.751,2354
Steers—Select and Choice1,258103.31/cwt100.00–104.501,30032
Steers—Choice1,352107.42/cwt105.50–109.001,452104
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,550105.92/cwt99.00–107.101,64221
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select97798.69/cwt98.50–99.009648
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,14096.25/cwt96.25–96.251,0972
Heifers—Select and Choice1,203103.54/cwt100.00–104.751,24626
Heifers—Choice1,256107.16/cwt105.00–108.601,34694
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,505102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,5431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12540.00/cwt40.00–40.004501
Bulls——1,80983.74/cwt77.00–92.001,5158
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07344.64/cwt42.00–48.004792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12852.04/cwt50.00–55.005876
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19459.92/cwt56.00–62.007158
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47665.63/cwt63.00–69.009698

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.